Paul Gross

Paul Gross is a stage and television actor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His most recent role was playing Darryl Van Horne on the ABC television show Eastwick. The show focused on three women who received the power to perform magic from Van Horne and was loosely based on the John Updike novel "The Witches of Eastwick".http://www.mahalo.com/stub/eastwick-tv-series

Eastwick was canceled by ABC in 2009 and, on his official website, Gross encourages viewers to write in to try to save the show.http://paulgross.org/news.htm His next project will be the Canadian film "Gunless", which is about a Western American man who tries to bring the concept of the Wild West to a small Canadian town. Gross' character is The Montana Kid and the movie is scheduled to be released on April 30, 2010.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1376195/

Paul Gross decided to take up acting while he was still attending school. His father, Bob Gross, is a retired commander in the Canadian army and Paul spent much of his childhood moving to different stations. While living in Washington, he received his acting inspiration from his high school drama teacher. He went on to study drama at the University of Alberta, completing his degree later on in life.http://paulgross.org/faq.htm

He got his start in acting by performing in plays, but received his first television role in 1982 appearing on an episode of the television series "Hangin' In".http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343472/ But, the role that helped him gain fame was his part as Constable Benton Turner on the television drama "Due South" in 1994.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108756/ The show garnered Gross acclaimed awards, including Gemini awards for Best Performance and for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series.http://paulgross.org/faq.htm

Gross has been married to actress Martha Burns since 1988. They have two children, Hannah and Jack, and the family lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.http://paulgross.org/faq.htm